1. Claude Monet

2. Birth Information
This famous impressionist artist was born in France in 1840.

3. Childhood He made money by sketching and selling eight pictures a day.
By the age of 15 , Claude was a famous artist in his home town.

4. Young Adulthood
Claude went away to art school in Paris and was very unhappy because he had to paint indoors. e

5. Major Contributions
He is best know for his large room size painting “Water Lilies”
Claude Monet is still know as do if the most famous impressionists of all time

6. Interesting Facts
Claude continued to paint through the last years of his life even though he was nearly blind.

7. Bibliography Linnea in Monet’s Garden By Lena Anderson's and Christina
Bjork

8. All About the Author
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